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JP Mobile get's a new ride! AKA Trailer
- Thread starter Stic-o
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Why I sold the Trailer...
So some of you may have wondered why I sold the trailer?
Well it really came down to weight. The trailer from the factory was listed at 2250lbs. Somewhere along the line the wooden boards were replaced with metal grate/mesh. This was the type used for people to walk on and was never ment for this, and actually was weaker then the wood, due to the wood having lateral support. The mesh at over a 1/4" thick we found out that this stuff weighed over 11lbs per sq ft., that came to 1200-1300+ lbs in just mesh
That put the trailer around 3500lbs and was putting my truck right at the edge of it's towing cap
So by going to a lighter trailer in few months and doing some power mods to the truck which include Edge Programer amd a Gibson Exhaust. We should be good to go
So some of you may have wondered why I sold the trailer?
Well it really came down to weight. The trailer from the factory was listed at 2250lbs. Somewhere along the line the wooden boards were replaced with metal grate/mesh. This was the type used for people to walk on and was never ment for this, and actually was weaker then the wood, due to the wood having lateral support. The mesh at over a 1/4" thick we found out that this stuff weighed over 11lbs per sq ft., that came to 1200-1300+ lbs in just mesh That put the trailer around 3500lbs and was putting my truck right at the edge of it's towing capSo by going to a lighter trailer in few months and doing some power mods to the truck which include Edge Programer amd a Gibson Exhaust. We should be good to go
Yomie
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What trailers are you looking at? Something like a featherlight or what?
I'm just curious because i've been wanting to buy a diesel for a while, but with diesel prices the way they are it just doens't make sense, so i'm possibly looking for a 1/2t gasser to pull towing duties once a month or so
I'm just curious because i've been wanting to buy a diesel for a while, but with diesel prices the way they are it just doens't make sense, so i'm possibly looking for a 1/2t gasser to pull towing duties once a month or so
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